Follow Molly on Twitter and Instagram or contact her directly: molly(at)screenrant(dot)com. Shazam will remain king at the box office for at least another weekend.
Still, she enjoys every chance to put her music and musical theater knowledge to good use, particularly when it intersects with her love of superhero movies.īeyond that, Molly spends her free time reading young adult and romance novels, rooting for the New York Rangers hockey team (LGR!) and going out to brunch.
Previously, she’s written entertainment news for Bustle and had personal essays published on HelloGiggles and Femsplain.Ī graduate of Ithaca College’s Journalism program, Molly originally planned to be a music journalist before moving into entertainment journalism after spending so much of her downtime binge-watching all manner of movies and TV during her formative years. The Best of Enemies Opening Weekend Range: 4 11. She’s been writing for Screen Rant since 2014 and has appeared on the Total Geekall podcast. Excluding the outlier of It, horror remakes haven’t generated nearly as much demand as original films have at the box office in recent years notably films like 2017’s Flatliners (6.6 million opening weekend), 2015’s Poltergeist (22.6 million), and 2013’s Carrie (16.1 million). Following the billion dollar Aquaman movie, up next for DC is Shazam with tracking suggesting an estimated opening weekend box office of around 40 million - 45 million.
The Tim Burton remake of the 1941 film tells the story of a small elephant with huge ears and a powerful desire to be reunited with his mama.Molly Freeman is the lead news editor of Screen Rant and one of Screen Rant’s Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved movie critics. The 5th went to Disney’s Dumbo, at $9.4 million. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi as the titular hero, Shazam earned an impressive 5. While it’s less than what higher-ups at Warner Bros were thinking, it still looks to be on track to win the opening weekend. BoxOfficePro is reporting that the DCEU film is on track to make around 48 million on its opening weekend. Horror film Pet Sematary – a remake of the 1989 film based on the Stephen King book – took 4th place with an estimated $9.7 million. While the DCEU is seemingly pulling off an amazing comeback with the critical reception of recent DC Comics films, few pundits expected latest entry Shazam to pull the same kind of box office numbers Aquaman did. By the looks of things, Shazam is going to have a hero like opening weekend at the box office. The rebooted superhero movie, directed by Neil Marshall and starring Stranger Things actor David Harbour, was panned by critics who complained about its lack of cohesion and compared it unfavorably to Guillermo del Toro’s 20 entries starring Ron Perlman.
WB/DC didn't have to show everything in their marketing because like I said before their budget was cheap and they shouldn't cause why not experience it in the movie theater. Put together with a reported budget of 100 million, this isn’t. Shazam Box Office Tracking for 48M Opening Weekend By Jenna Anderson - Ma03:10 pm EDT 3 It sounds like Shazam could be flying high once it makes its big-screen debut. Number 2 the budget for Shazam is between 80 - 100 million, so Shazam making 50 million + this weekend is good and 150 million worldwide which is even better. Worldwide, the DC film has a total of 158.7 million. In 3rd spot was fellow newcomer Hellboy, which posted a disappointing $12 million for distributor Lionsgate against expectations of $17-$20 million. Unsurprisingly, Shazam won the box office with 53.4 million domestically. Martin, 14, is the youngest producer ever on a major Hollywood production and plays the younger version of Regina Hall. Universal’s new release Little – another body-swap comedy, this time with a grown-up trapped in her teenage self – was runner-up with $15.4 million on its opening weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, playing particularly well with female and African American audiences.Ĭhild star Marsai Martin, who has been in popular ABC sitcom Black-ish for 5 years, pitched the idea for the movie when she was just 10 after being inspired by 1980s hit Big, starring Tom Hanks, in which a child becomes trapped in his adult body. The film has been a hit with critics and audiences, scoring 90 and 88% respectively on movie ratings website Rotten Tomatoes and international ticket sales hitting $163 million. flick stars Asher Angel as Billy Baston, an unhappy foster kid who is transformed into a muscular, wise-cracking adult superhero (Zachary Levi) when anyone pronounces the secret word. He may not carry quite the crackle of his newer Marvel counterpart, but the other Captain Marvel, Shazam, is still tracking to strike the box office with a pretty decent-sized lightning bolt. LOS ANGELES, USA – Lighthearted superhero tale Shazam! held on to top spot on its second weekend, taking an estimated $24.5 million as it kept a flurry of newcomers at bay, industry figures showed Monday, April 15.